History is the revelation of Providence.

Hungary is, in a word, in a state of WAR against the Hapsburg dynasty, a war of legitimate defence, by which alone it can ever regain independence and freedom.

The unspoken word never does harm.

I believe that the confidence of Hungary in me is not shaken by misfortune nor broken by my calumniators.

Neutrality, as a lasting principle, is an evidence of weakness.

The principle of evil in Europe is the enervating spirit of Russian absolutism.

Humility is the part of wisdom, and is most becoming in men. But let no one discourage self-reliance; it is, of all the rest, the greatest quality of true manliness.

The policy of the house of Austria, which aimed at destroying the independence of Hungary as a state, has been pursued unaltered for three hundred years.

I am a man of peace, God knows how I love peace; but I hope I shall never be such a coward as to mistake oppression for peace.

Liberty is a principle; its community is its security; exclusiveness is its doom.

The era of Christianity peace, brotherhood, the Golden Rule as applied to governmental matters is. yet to come, and when it comes, then, and then only, will the future of nations be sure.

Life is such a glorious trauma, is it not?

Battle for the sake of honor may be a fine thing for bards to sing of, but it is no way to preserve one's homeland

Marriage is an alliance entered into by a man who can't sleep with the window shut, and a woman who can't sleep with the window open.

In the absence of ancient hatreds, chauvinism can easily rustle up modern ones.

how can the world in all its chaos come up with so many coincidences, so many similarities and exact opposites?

If you thought Stairway to Heaven was a long song, dear god you should listen to it played on a lute.

I went to work to make money, not because I was bored. It was money that I wanted.

I can't tell my future, so I'm going to tell my past.

I guess my poems feel to me a bit like they are doing something in relation to experience, i.e. time.

It is love and friendship, the sanctity and celebration of our relationships, that not only support a good life, but create one. Through friendships, we spark and inspire one another's ambitions.